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Triumph reveal all-new Rocket TFC factory custom

Published:
22 January 2019

Triumph Rocket TFC

Triumph Rocket TFC and Triumph Thruxton TFC

Triumph Rocket TFC single seat

Triumph Rocket TFC dual seat

Triumph have confirmed that the second model in the new TFC range will be based on a Rocket. With no such model in the current range, as it was killed off two years ago by Euro4 emissions regulations, this also confirms MCN’s recent speculation that a new Triumph Rocket launch is on the horizon.

Rocket TFC highlights

New 2500cc inline triple engine

180bhp+ and 170ftlb torque

All-new chassis

Single-sided swingarm

Production bike to follow

Oddly touted as a concept bike at the TFC launch, Triumph say there will be a full announcement on May 1 about this second model in the range. But there’s no doubt that this is far more than just a concept.

Boasting a mass of premium finishes and a dual/single seat modularity, the TFC version is a bold return for the leviathan. There’s an all-new engine that looks set to pack 2500cc and in excess of 180bhp and 170ftlb torque.

The frame is also new, as is the single-sided swingarm, 3-1-3 exhaust system, second-generation TFT dash (from the Scrambler), and high-end braking hardware.

It’s inconceivable that Triumph would design and build an all-new Rocket just to create a TFC version. In addition to this glitzy factory custom, MCN has seen a running and rolling Rocket 3 that is clearly a production prototype, rather than a cobbled-together concept bike.

That means there will inevitably be an all-new Rocket family revealed in the wake of the super-special Rocket TFC making its debut.

We fully expect a standard Rocket 3 model to appear in late 2019 and, considering Triumph’s platform-sharing ethos, a touring edition could follow with a different rear subframe, big screen and luxurious seating. Think Bobber-to-Speedmaster transformation.